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Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2022
By picking Slovakia as the location for its new plant, Volvo Cars is creating a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region—complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2022
Magna is expanding its ADAS and electrification footprint with the opening of a new plant in Kechnec, Slovakia. Magna’s new Kechnec operations is the company’s fifth manufacturing facility in Slovakia and is currently hiring for a number of roles including managers, engineers, operators and more. The brownfield facility will support two European automakers and new global entrant.
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Electric Cars Report
JULY 1, 2022
The new state-of-the-art plant will be climate neutral and build only electric cars, underpinning the company’s ambition to become fully electric by […] The post Volvo Cars gears up for long-term sustainable growth with new Slovakia EV manufacturing plant appeared first on Electric Cars Report.
Teslarati
MARCH 9, 2022
As per a recent message from the company, free charging services have now been activated at all Superchargers across Poland and Slovakia. . Starting today, you can access free Supercharging at all Superchargers across Poland and Slovakia.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2020
EEB analysis found that only two member states (Belgium and Slovakia) are on track to meet the targets for the decade between 2020 and 2029, while only Belgium is on course to satisfy its 2030 commitments. All of the EU’s member states but two have failed to show how they will slash air pollution to comply with the emissions limits set out in the EU’s National Emission Ceilings Directive, according to a new report from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
Green Car Congress
MAY 21, 2020
European R&D and battery production company InoBat Auto has acquired a 290,000 sq ft (27,000 sq m) facility close to Bratislava, Slovakia. The property will house a 100MWh facility combining proprietary High Throughput Process ( HTP ) R&D with prototype battery cell-manufacturing capabilities. InoBat says the facility will produce batteries to specifications of the vehicle manufacturer, and will enable European electric vehicle manufacturers to reduce dependence on imports from Asia.
InsideEVs
JULY 1, 2022
The brand's third factory in Europe will build 250,000 vehicles a year when series production of next-gen Volvo EVs begins in 2026
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 19, 2017
As part of a research project into e-mobility and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging in Slovakia, a Tritium Veefil-RT 50kW DC fast charger has been installed at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. ZEROEMISSION, Tritium’s distributor in the region, has joined with Nissan Sales Central & Eastern Europe and the Slovak Academy of Sciences in the project, which is looking at how to implement the most innovative charging solutions across the country.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The Hyundai Motor Group announced it will mass-produce battery electric vehicles at Kia Autoland Slovakia, one of the automaker’s core plants, kicking off its European EV campaign.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto announced Friday that it will introduce an electric-car battery with greater energy density than anything else currently on the market.
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2022
The mild hybrid transmissions are built at Magna’s facilities in Neuenstein, Germany, and Kechnec, Slovakia. Magna continues its transformation toward electric mobility with the start of production of its mild hybrid transmission for BMW Group.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2022
The dedicated battery assembly workshops are in five plants of the Stellantis Group: Vigo & Saragossa (Spain), Trnava (Slovakia), Sochaux & Mulhouse (France) and soon Hordain (France). By 2025, 100% of PEUGEOT model line-up will offer an electrified variant.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2022
Hydro’s majority-owned Slovalco aluminum facility in Slovakia has decided to close the primary aluminum production at the plant. Slovakia has not implemented competitive EU CO 2 compensation framework. The closure will be completed by the end of September 2022. The decision to terminate primary aluminum production at Slovalco comes in response to adverse framework conditions and high electricity prices, which show no signs of improvement in the short term.
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2021
In 2019, Kia established a system to replace all power used in its production plant in Žilina, Slovakia with renewable energy. Hyundai Mobis made a full switch to renewable energy sources in its Slovakia and Sweden operations earlier this year. Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 24, 2021
At IAA Mobility 2021 (7-12 September 2021), Hyundai Mobis, the global N° 7 automotive supplier, will unveil the M.Vision X , an AI-included concept car for full autonomous driving, in a European premiere.
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2022
These buses will be the first hydrogen buses in Slovakia. The Slovakian carrier Dopravný podnik Bratislava (DPB) has opted for four hydrogen buses to be manufactured and delivered by Solaris. This is the first order placed under a framework agreement.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
New deliveries to clients in Spain, France, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, amongst other countries, will start soon. Solaris unveiled its Urbino 18 hydrogen bus, the company’s second hydrogen bus in its zero-emission offering.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Select Tesla Superchargers in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary will be free of use as part of the EV maker’s efforts to help people currently being affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Charge for free in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
This investment will support the completion of InoBat’s research and development center and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia. Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Pipeline receipts from Russia at the three main entry points (Kondratki in Poland, Greifswald in Germany, and Velke Kapusany in Slovakia, which combined account for 14.3 In 2021, a large share of Europe’s supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) originated in the United States, Qatar, and Russia.
EV Obssesion
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Bratislava, Slovakia (September 21, 2021) – Slovak start-up Mobilyze closed its seed round from Vision Ventures investment fund to improve the utilization of electric vehicle charge points.
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2021
InoBat, a battery manufacturer with a battery research and development facility and pilot plant being developed in Slovakia intends to scale up its future production through gigafactories to be built in the EMEA region. Rio Tinto and InoBat, a European battery technology and manufacturing company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to accelerate the establishment of a “cradle-to-cradle” battery manufacturing and recycling value chain in Serbia.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Charge myHyundai is currently available in 15 European markets: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Hyundai Motor is integrating green energy into Charge myHyundai.
Green Car Reports
MAY 4, 2013
That could be in the commercial vehicle world, as demonstrated by the GreenWay Project in Slovakia. Battery swapping was once hailed as the miracle cure for short-range electric cars, but the trials and tribulations of Better Place have shown that isn''t necessarily the case. It''s not a bad idea though--it just needs the correct application.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2021
So far, 160 pre-orders have been received from dealers in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovakia. ŠKODA AUTO, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, is introducing a smart energy storage system using second-life batteries from electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Use” was jointly prepared and notified by thirteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, and Enviral, the largest producer of bioethanol in Slovakia, have signed a license agreement on sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. This new plant will be owned and operated by Enviral and is planned to be integrated into the existing facilities at Enviral’s Leopoldov site in Slovakia with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
In Slovakia, production at the Slovalco smelter (owned by Norsk Hydro) will be reduced to 60% of its capacity (down from 80%).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
In line with Kia’s RE100 commitment, Kia’s Slovakia production facility has already turned to 100% green energy in electricity generation.
Teslarati
JUNE 27, 2022
Several European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania are pushing to delay the EU’s potential ban on combustion engine powertrains in 2035.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2014
Manfred Austen GmbH (Dresden); Slovak University of Technology (Bratislava, Slovakia); Technical University Vienna and University of Innsbruck (both in Austria); as well as Technical University Dresden and the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences, Zwickau (Germany). The Project eRamp is co-funded by grants from ENIAC Joint Undertaking and from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia und the UK.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2019
SEAT Mii electric production will begin in Bratislava (Slovakia) in Q4 2019, with a market introduction starting from the very end of the year. SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has begun its EV offensive by introducing the Mii Electric city car in Oslo. Pre-sales of the SEAT Mii electric—touted by SEAT as one of the most affordable EVs offered—will start in September.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2019
g CO 2 /km) and Slovakia (169.7 It also varied across countries: smaller vehicles were sold in Bulgaria and Cyprus ( 1 955 kg) in Slovakia, Finland and Czech Republic. According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grams of CO 2 per kilometer.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2013
r (Hungary); Bratislava (Slovakia); Changchun (China); Aurangabad (India); Martorell (Spain); and Jakarta (Indonesia). Audi has begun construction on a more than €900-million plant, comprising a press shop, body shop and assembly line in San José Chiapa, Mexico—the company’s first plant in North America. Starting in mid-2016, the plant will produce the successor generation of the successful Audi Q5 SUV.
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2013
Trnava, Slovakia) agreed to establish the V4G4 Centre of Excellence for performing joint research, development and innovation in the field of Generation-4 (G4) nuclear reactors. The V4 is an alliance of four Central European states—Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The nuclear research institutes of the Visegrád Group countries (V4) (ÚJV ?ež ež a.s., Husinec, Czech Republic; MTA EK, Budapest, Hungary; NCBJ, ?wierk, wierk, Poland; and VUJE, a.s.,
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2022
The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Tech” was jointly prepared and notified by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2014
The Austrian transport company Nothegger Transport maintains operations across 13 sites, including in countries such as Italy and Slovakia. Austrian haulier Nothegger Transport has ordered 220 trucks from Scania with biodiesel engines which meet Euro 6 requirements and are designed for 100-percent biodiesel operation. This major order follows the introduction of Scania’s 13-litre 450 hp engine, which meets Euro 6 standard for biodiesel operation. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2012
ZSE), the largest distributor and supplier of electricity in Slovakia, on a smart energy “feasibility” study that will help prepare the capital city Bratislava for electric vehicles (EVs). The study will help identify the possibilities of connecting two neighboring metropolitan areas—Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria with a “green” highway. IBM Slovakia is teaming with ZSE to provide insights into various implementation scenarios and infrastructure options for charging.
Teslarati
MAY 1, 2022
Tesla has also supported Ukraine by offering free Supercharger services to neighboring countries, like Poland, Slovakia, and Hungry, helping refugees escape the war zone. The Meta History: Museum of War has raised $850,000 so far from NFT-artworks to support Ukraine during the war.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2016
A sister project between the Czech Republic and Slovakia will add another 30 charging stations. The Fast-E project, co-financed by the European Union and nine companies, has officially launched , with the objective of installing 241 fast-charging charging stations in Germany and 37 in Belgium. The 278 charging points set up every 80 km along Germany and Belgium’s main motorways, will allow drivers of electric vehicles to “refuel” and extend their car’s range.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 30, 2012
The very first battery swap station dedicated to serving electric vans has opened in Slovakia. Opening last week in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava and run by GreenWay, the new station will be able to swap the batteries of vehicles up to 3.5 tonne in weight in less than 7 minutes-making it a quick alternative [.]. Electric cars battery swap stations electric car GreenWay
Teslarati
MARCH 7, 2022
In late February, Tesla announced that it was waiving fees in select Superchargers in Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary — which are close to Ukraine — to help electric vehicle owners get to safety.
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